Posted on 02/27/2006 7:02:22 AM PST by pissant
PINEROLO, Italy - One of the hottest tickets at the Sydney Summer Games in 2000 was track and field. Surprisingly, it wasn't because of the great sprinters or hurdlers that were performing, either.
A phenomenon occurred in the Land Down Under. It was dubbed "Babes Over Bars" by the local press. Well, maybe by the slightly less dignified media outlets. And it became the greatest show on earth.
As it turned out, an extraordinary collection of attractive women were competing in the pole vault. Several of them even posed for calendars and picture books. Suffice it to say, the women's pole vault never was more popular.
Say what you want about athletic ability being able to stand on its own merits, but sex appeal sells. And that applies to any gender and any sport.
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Why do women have small feet?
So they can stand closer to the sink when doing dishes.
I assume that's 2+2, but even that's wrong. It should just be two human beings. As I said, it's like having a separate women's division for chess.
I could probably get into it for the very reason that you can keep the beer cold while playing.
Aha, I see. It just seemed to me at times that they would sweep like hell, then someone would yell, and they'd stop momentarily. Probably changing direction then. I get it. Thanks!
Oh, but the snowboard chicks were adorable. So totally awesome.
That girl just looks pretty by comparison. Hell, I would look pretty next to Sven Ubernose there.
That's her! She looks better without the alien makeup though.
Are you Hottie's twin?
Who lifted yer rock and let you out?
Only time you'll see one with a broom in hand too!
She's the least attractive of the bunch!
I keep saying it, but none of 'em will go for it.
they would sweep real hard if there wasnt enough "umph" behind the rock to get it where it needed to be...
or
if they needed to hook the rock around anohter rock (like if that rock was blocking an area they needed to get to) they'd sweep hard to get the stone around the blocker...then let it slowly come to rest behind the blocker in a safe position.
Its all differnet based on the strategy going on at the time.
http://www.curlingbasics.com/
After they finish using those brooms on the ice, they can come over and sweep my house and get me a beer.
True. 33 degrees too!
Striking out as a pickup line, eh?
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